Modelling the incidence of congenital rubella syndrome in developing countries

• Published in: International journal of epidemiology Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1176 - 1184
• Main Authors: CUTTS, F. T, VYNNYCKY, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.12.1999; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Africa - epidemiology; Asia - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data; Female; Human viral diseases; Humans; Incidence; Infant, Newborn; Infectious diseases; Measles virus; Medical sciences; Mediterranean Region - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Models, Statistical; Pacific Islands - epidemiology; Population; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology; Prevention and actions; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Assessment; Rubella - congenital; Rubella - epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; South Africa - epidemiology; Tropical medicine; Viral diseases; Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye; South Africa; Mediterranean Region; Asia; Pacific Islands; Africa; Human; Rubella; Congenital; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Incidence; Infection; Newborn; Viral disease; Analysis; Vertical transmission; Public health; International; Measurement; Age Factors; Viral Diseases; Infant; Youth; Research Methodology; Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities; Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities; Population Characteristics; Population; Research Report; Developing Countries; Demographic Factors

As of 1997, less than one-third of developing countries included rubella vaccine in their national immunization programme. In countries that have achieved high coverage of measles vaccine, an ideal opportunity exists to include control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in enhanced mea...